Is Tornadus-Therian viable in Gen 9 OU?

Tornadus-Therian is ranked #40 in Gen 9 OU with 4.91% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Tornadus-Therian in Gen 9 OU?

Kyurem has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 66.7% of 57.74155590868795 relevant encounters. Standard error is 8.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Tornadus-Therian matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Tornadus-Therian was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Tornadus-Therian counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0641 Tornadus-Therian

Flying

USAGE 4.9% #40

BASE STATS

HP 79

ATK 100

DEF 80

SPA 110

SPD 90

SPE 121

BST580

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

ElectricIceRock

½×

GrassFightingBug

0×

Ground

Moves

Bleakwind Storm 97.3% Heat Wave 75.9% U-turn 69.4% Knock Off 67.4% Nasty Plot 27.9% Grass Knot 15.9% Focus Blast 15.6% Dark Pulse 11.3%

Items

Assault Vest 59.2% Life Orb 22.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 11.6% Choice Specs 5.3% Rocky Helmet 0.6% Wise Glasses 0.1% Wide Lens 0.1% Red Card 0.1%

Tera Types

Steel 27.6% Water 14.9% Dark 12.6% Fairy 8.3% Normal 7.8% Flying 6.9% Ice 4.5% Electric 3.6%

Common Teammates

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Explore Tornadus-Therian + Kyurem teams 34 score Explore Tornadus-Therian + Gliscor teams 25 score Explore Tornadus-Therian + Gholdengo teams 11 score Explore Tornadus-Therian + Zamazenta teams 10 score Explore Tornadus-Therian + Ting-Lu teams -1 score Explore Tornadus-Therian + Slowking-Galar teams -4 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tornadus-Therian + Great Tusk 41.7% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Kyurem

DragonIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

57.742

33.6

66.7% Standard error 8.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Kyurem Icicle Spear (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 222-270 (61.3 - 74.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.852

24.8

61.1% Standard error 9.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus-Therian Bleakwind Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gliscor: 138-163 (38.9 - 46%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.706

10.9

48.7% Standard error 9.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 118-139 (32.5 - 38.3%) -- 98.2% chance to 3HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.027

10.5

54.9% Standard error 11.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 272-322 (75.1 - 88.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.668

-1.1

38.9% Standard error 10.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 193-228 (53.3 - 62.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.91

-3.6

37.4% Standard error 10.25 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 154-183 (42.5 - 50.5%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.775

-6.8

28.8% Standard error 8.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 436-514 (120.4 - 141.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.621

-15.1

20.3% Standard error 8.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 91-108 (25.1 - 29.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #40 with 4.91% usage. Sorted by conservative score.